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Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams. - Yeats

UPDATED: Tong Yao Film & TV guide 1st Oct 2024 / Sun Li Film & TV guide 13th May 2024

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Chinese drama: 四喜 (Si Xi) officially announced

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A day after I wrote the previous post, "Si Xi" was officially announced and an official Weibo account was step up.  When the project was announced some time ago and no actors had been attached to it yet, the working title was “Those Days” (十月人生). The Chinese title has since changed to 四喜, and there doesn’t seem to be an official English title for the drama yet.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Chinese drama: 四喜 (Si Xi) begins production

 #TongYao #童瑶 #四喜 #CDrama #黄明昊 #HuangMinghao #蒋欣 #JiangXin

While this has yet to be officially announced, it seems pretty confirmed that Tong Yao will be taking a leading role in this series. I’m basing this on a few Weibo posts that featured Huang Minghao at the ceremony marking the start of production for this drama series.

According to this article, the series is based on the novel “有喜” (You Xi) by 清扬婉兮 (Qing Yang Wan Xi). Tong Yao will play Shen Mingzhu. Mingzhu lives in the old town of Nanxi with her adoptive parents, who run a small restaurant. Mingzhu’s boyfriend, Feng Jianqi (played by Fu Xinbo), comes from an affluent family and faces opposition from his family due to their different social statuses. The two lovers end up getting married due to an unexpected pregnancy.

Monday, September 16, 2024

Hong Kong movie: Cesium Fallout 焚城 release announcement

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Tong Yao’s management officially announced via Weibo today that she will be making a guest-starring appearance in the film.

The trailer actually looks more than decent, which makes me hopeful that it might be a fun movie to watch. I’m likely to watch this in the cinema simply because Tong Yao is in it. She hasn’t appeared in a film in years, and there is no clear indication that she’ll make a return to it. So I wouldn’t want to pass on an opportunity to see her on the big screen.